Day: August 19, 2019

Schools reopened in India-administered Kashmir’s main city on Monday, but most classrooms were empty as parents kept their children home, fearing unrest over the government’s decision two weeks ago to revoke the region’s autonomy.

Hong Kong’s million-person march in a downpour Sunday could mark a turning point in the standoff with the city’s administration. But it’s still not clear exactly where the three-month-long impasse goes from here.

U.S. Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan are scheduled to speak about travel restrictions to Israel and the Palestinian territories after they were denied entry into the Jewish state last week.

The Federal Court of Canada has approved the settlement of a class action lawsuit against the government to compensate thousands of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who attended federally operated Indian Day Schools.

The Conservative Party is offering media organizations the opportunity to cover party leader Andrew Scheer’s campaign this fall at a dramatically reduced price — a little less for the entire election period than what the party charged for two weeks in 2015.